It's not like biting into a jalapeño where you get that straight-up burn. Sichuan peppercorns don't contain capsaicin (the ...

You may think from the name that chin jiew gai – Sichuan pepper chicken – is a Sichuan dish, but it’s actually a dish in Chiu Chow (Teochew) cuisine. The spice is quite unusual for Chiu Chow ...

For the third part of our series on spices, we turn to the Sichuan pepper, famous for its tingling, spicy kick. Known in Japan as “hoajao,” the plant is from the citrus family, just like ...